Nathan Enns Interviews Paul Forster, Co-Founder of Indeed.com
April 12, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Burien, Wash. - April 12th, 2005 — Paul Forster, the co-founder of the job search engine Indeed.com has been interviewed by Nathan Enns for publication on The Search Industry Blog.Indeed.com is doing some great things in the job search industry and helping many people find the jobs they are looking for. Indeed.com was founded by Paul Forster and Rony Kahan. There are 4 out of 9 questions listed below. To read the complete version with all 9 questions please go to http://blog.fybersearch.com/interview-with-paul-forster.php
Question #1
Nathan Enns: Who initially founded Indeed.com and when was the project started?
Paul Forster: I founded Indeed with my partner Rony Kahan. Our beta-site went live in November 2004 and we've been out of beta since March 25, 2005. Indeed can be found at http://www.indeed.com.
Question #2
Nathan Enns: What background do you and Rony have in the search and/or job seeking industry?
Paul Forster: Rony and I previously founded and managed Jobsinthemoney, the leading jobsite dedicated to finance professionals. Jobsinthemoney, which won Forbes Best Finance jobsite in 2003, was acquired in late 2003 by Financial News, a leading publisher for the investment banking, fund management and securities industries.
Question #3
Nathan Enns: What future business development plans do you have for Indeed.com? For example, are you accepting investors or hiring?
Paul Forster: We're focused now on building up our business infrastructure, enhancing our search technology and making sure our jobs index is as comprehensive as possible. A key aspect is building an excellent team of professionals in all areas.
Question #4
Nathan Enns: I see a number on the front page of Indeed.com that tells us all how many jobs cataloged in the last 24 hours. Can you share any other index statistics with us such as the total number of jobs cataloged and the most jobs Indeed.com has ever cataloged in one day?
Paul Forster: Indeed.com includes all the job listings from over 500 websites - major job boards, the top 200 newspapers, hundreds of associations and company career pages - and we continue to add new sites every day. We are adding around 100,000 fresh jobs per day, which remain in our index for 30 days.
The complete interview that includes all 9 questions can be found at The Search Industry Blog owned by FyberSearch and managed by Nathan Enns at http://blog.fybersearch.com/interview-with-paul-forster.php
About FyberSearch:
FyberSearch is a search engine technology company founded by 18 year old Nathan Enns in November 2003. Now 19, Nathan continues to be the sole owner of the business. FyberSearch’s mission is "To make the entire web useful to each individual by providing them with the control they need to receive the results they desire." FyberSearch offers many advanced features that users can easily modify until they find the information they are looking for.
Nathan Enns, Owner and Founder
Company: FyberSearch
URL: http://www.fybersearch.com
Email: owner@fybersearch.com
Phone: 206-856-0101
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